Budget Basics: The Best Organic Bedding Under $100

Organic bedding is not as unusual (or boring) as it used to be. Companies like Plover Organic, LOOP, and Coyuchi have set the standard for beautiful and environmentally-friendly bedding, but there's one problem: they can be kind of expensive. Is there such a thing as budget-friendly organic bedding? Yes, there is! Here are our top picks for organic bedding—sheets, blankets, and pillows— all under $100.

Sheets

My favorite stores for budget-friendly organic sheets and blankets are definitely West Elm and CB2, where both sheet sets and blankets can be found for under $100. Other stores to check out include:

All of the sheets below have a thread count between 220 and 400, which may not sound very good to you. But according to this NYT interview with Macy's former home-product developer Julian Tomchin, you should "be suspicious" of anything higher than 400 threads per square inch:

The standard for counting is to add each warp (vertical) and filling (horizontal) thread per square inch. The most that normally fits, he said, is 400, after which the threads are thinner and weaker. Some companies use two- or three-ply threads and multiply the count. "An 800-thread-count sheet made of two-ply yarn should legitimately be relabeled as 400,' he said. 'That's how you get 1,000 threads per square inch: creative counting."

Blankets and Quilts

Wool Blankets: MacAusland Woolen Mills in Prince Edward Island have been making handcrafted 100% virgin wool blankets since 1870, and they still use all the traditional, old-fashioned machinery (with the one exception of a new washing machine purchased in the last few years). I absolutely love their tweed blankets. They come in a variety of colors and, considering the craftsmanship and the fact that they'll last you a lifetime, are remarkably affordable ($43-$86). Choose from four sizes and three types of wool yarn in almost thirty different colors, or bring in your own wool for custom spinning or weaving. The mill also takes custom orders, if you want a particular size or color.